çarşev

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چارشف (çârşaf), from Persian چادر شب (čâdar-e šab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːɾˈʃɛv/

Noun

çarşev f

1. veil, chador

   Synonym: çadir

2. fabric, cloth, canvas, sackcloth

   Synonym: p'erçe

3. sheet, bedsheet

   Synonym: sipîç'al

4. shroud, cerement

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “çarşev”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 100